Ungkaya Pukan, officially the Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan (Tausūg: Lupah Ungkaya Pukan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Ungkaya Pukan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ungkaya Pukan), is a municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,016 people. [3]
Ungkaya Pukan
اوڠكاي ڤوكن | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Ungkaya Pukan | |
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Coordinates: 6°30′N 122°07′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
Province | Basilan |
District | Lone district |
Founded | May 22, 2006 |
Barangays | 12 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jomar M. Maturan |
• Vice Mayor | Ahmadin T. Barahim |
• Representative | Mujiv S. Hataman |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 11,344 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 96.13 km2 (37.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
Highest elevation | 996 m (3,268 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 24,016 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,039 |
Economy | |
• Poverty incidence | 76.76% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱90,438,172.45 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱222,419,125.06 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱85,880,225.71 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱158,794,007.24 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Basilan Electric Cooperative (BASELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7304 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
Native languages | Yakan Chavacano Tagalog |
Named after Orang Kaya[5][circular reference] (nobleman) Pukan, a Yakan chieftain that fought valiantly against Pedro Javier Cuevas aka Datu Kalun[6] and his Christianized Yakan warriors backed by the Spaniards.[7][circular reference]
Ungkaya Pukan was created by Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 190,[8] ratified by plebiscite on May 22, 2006. It is composed of 12 barangays that were formerly part of Tipo-Tipo.
Ungkaya Pukan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.[9]
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [10] | |||||
150711001 | Amaloy | 4.7% | 1,129 | 980 | ▴ | 1.35% |
150711002 | Bohe-Pahuh | 6.0% | 1,437 | 1,499 | ▾ | −0.40% |
150711003 | Bohe-Suyak | 11.7% | 2,804 | 2,128 | ▴ | 2.65% |
150711004 | Cabangalan | 4.2% | 1,010 | 1,136 | ▾ | −1.11% |
150711005 | Danit | 3.4% | 818 | 824 | ▾ | −0.07% |
150711006 | Kamamburingan | 4.2% | 1,018 | 1,223 | ▾ | −1.73% |
150711007 | Matata | 4.9% | 1,170 | 1,041 | ▴ | 1.12% |
150711008 | Materling | 9.6% | 2,296 | 2,268 | ▴ | 0.12% |
150711009 | Pipil | 9.9% | 2,375 | 2,069 | ▴ | 1.32% |
150711010 | Sungkayut | 3.9% | 931 | 1,040 | ▾ | −1.05% |
150711011 | Tongbato | 6.0% | 1,446 | 1,371 | ▴ | 0.51% |
150711012 | Ulitan | 8.4% | 2,007 | 2,122 | ▾ | −0.53% |
Total | 24,016 | 17,701 | ▴ | 2.94% |
Climate data for Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
Average low °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (80) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 130 (5.1) |
91 (3.6) |
100 (3.9) |
114 (4.5) |
242 (9.5) |
329 (13.0) |
347 (13.7) |
321 (12.6) |
223 (8.8) |
273 (10.7) |
239 (9.4) |
140 (5.5) |
2,549 (100.3) |
Average rainy days | 16.5 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 23.8 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 17.5 | 244 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[11] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2007 | 30,472 | — |
2010 | 17,701 | −17.94% |
2015 | 18,441 | +0.78% |
2020 | 24,016 | +5.33% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [10] [13][14] |
In the 2020 census, Ungkaya Pukan had a population of 24,016. [3] The population density was 250 inhabitants per square kilometre (650/sq mi).
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